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adam tusk joins us live with the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this all happened about 8:00 this morning. the heart of rush hour here at the gallery place station. the system just now getting back to normal, but there were big delays earlier. metro says a man, an adult male, intentionally jumped in front of a yellow line train. unfortunately this continues to be a problem on metro. this is the second time someone has committed suicide on metro. it happened at the boston station last month. last year there were seven attempts. five of them resulted in e in person dying. metro's been trying to combat the problem with a suicide prevention campaign. >> it's a campaign where we have posters, signs up in all of our stations. in every one of our metro stations you will see one of these signs. the whole point is to try and draw attention to our crisis helpline. >> reporter: metro says it's also trying to train employees to spot signs of a suicidal rider. things getting back to normal here at the gallery place station at this hour. adam tuss,
adam tusk joins us live with the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this all happened about 8:00 this morning. the heart of rush hour here at the gallery place station. the system just now getting back to normal, but there were big delays earlier. metro says a man, an adult male, intentionally jumped in front of a yellow line train. unfortunately this continues to be a problem on metro. this is the second time someone has committed suicide on metro. it happened at the boston...
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stay with us. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. >>> right now, oscar pistorius is preparing to walk out of a south african jail on bail. pistorius will not be able to return home, talk to witnesses or go near an airport. and has to hand in travel documents. the runner will be back in court on june the 4th. also right now, a rally outside nra headquarters in fairfax. people are gathering to remember victims of gun violence. a spokesperson says this is a regular occurrence. >>> moments ago, several prominent black leaders gathered in d.c. to speak out against gun control legislation being considered o
stay with us. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] over a third of a day's fiber. fiber one. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ shimmy, shimmy chocolate. ♪ we, we chocolate cross over. ♪ yeah, we chocolate cross over. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing fiber one 80 calorie chocolate cereal. ♪ chocolate. >>> right now, oscar pistorius is...
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news 4's melissa mollet joins us now with the latest. melissa, what can you tell us? >> good morning. an olympic athlete now accused of killing his girlfriend. here's pistorius leaving the station early this morning. he was heading to court. his first hearing was scheduled for this afternoon. it's now been postponed until tomorrow to give forensic analysts more time to investigate. police say pistorius shot 29-year-old reeva steenkamp at his home in a gated complex early this morning. she was hit four times in the head and arm. right now they're interviewing witnesses they say heard things that happened there earlier in the evening. at a press conference this morning they answered questions about previous calls made to that house. >> related to the person who's been arrested but i can confirm that there has previously been incidents at the home of mr. oscar pistorius. the allegations of domestic nature. >> now some media outlets were reporting that 9 olympian may have shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for an intruder. already her facebook and twitter pages have
news 4's melissa mollet joins us now with the latest. melissa, what can you tell us? >> good morning. an olympic athlete now accused of killing his girlfriend. here's pistorius leaving the station early this morning. he was heading to court. his first hearing was scheduled for this afternoon. it's now been postponed until tomorrow to give forensic analysts more time to investigate. police say pistorius shot 29-year-old reeva steenkamp at his home in a gated complex early this morning. she...
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melissa mollet joins us. >> reporter: we just speak with investigators they tell us the two little girls who died were ages 3 and 6, sisters. chopper 4 flew over the house a little while ago. take a look. this fire broke out in the two-story home in highland avenue. when firefighters arrived the heavy flames and instability of the house hampered they are rescue efforts. that blaze so intense, it continued to burn for an hour and a half. dozens of firefighters responded. four others were if the house with those girls including a 33-year-old man, 33-year-old woman, 8-month-old and 7-year-old who had to be taken to the hospital for treatment. the victims' names have not been released and investigators woring to determine the cause. >>> other news, it's been a rough morning in northern virginia. this was the dulles toll road. traffic was backed up for nine miles after several accidents. that was all the result of a fast-moving storm that caught many drivers by surprise. news4's tony tull is in virginia county with more. >> reporter: yesterday, we had temps in the 70s, this morning, we're dea
melissa mollet joins us. >> reporter: we just speak with investigators they tell us the two little girls who died were ages 3 and 6, sisters. chopper 4 flew over the house a little while ago. take a look. this fire broke out in the two-story home in highland avenue. when firefighters arrived the heavy flames and instability of the house hampered they are rescue efforts. that blaze so intense, it continued to burn for an hour and a half. dozens of firefighters responded. four others were...
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you cannot use those in the morning, you should not use those in the morning, anything that scrubs the face really clean. >> when you do, you need to protect the skin and wear sunscreen. some people will use them in the morning and then go without sunscreen. that you should not do. in that case people who insist on not doing it, i have them doing it at night. so, there's a rhyme or reason to why we do and recommend the products that we do. you can't just go to a department counter and buy the whole line of the skin care regimen and really not know when it will benefit you. topical vitamin c is a very common anti-aging preparation. but it has anti-oxidant effects. all the antioxidants that protect your skin from the sun are better used in the morning than using them at night. >> the retinol and those kinds of things, they repair. you should not repair your skin during the day. >> you shouldn't. you should be protecting it. >> i see. are there things that actually make it worse for you in the sun? >> it doesn't make it worse, potentially it can, some of the retinols can be inactivated by
you cannot use those in the morning, you should not use those in the morning, anything that scrubs the face really clean. >> when you do, you need to protect the skin and wear sunscreen. some people will use them in the morning and then go without sunscreen. that you should not do. in that case people who insist on not doing it, i have them doing it at night. so, there's a rhyme or reason to why we do and recommend the products that we do. you can't just go to a department counter and buy...
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julie join us on the phone. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we know two workers were taken to the hospital forever treatment that involved an accident of a crane that fell on a church steeple. it was quite a sight here. fire officials tell us that this crane attached to the truck was up over the steeple. and the two workers were up in a basket, inspecting the cell tower that was on top of the steeple. the crane started to topple and the operator realized it and was able to ease it down most of the bay before that collapsed. we're told that the two workers -- >> keep us posted, julie. we'll check with you later throughout the day. >> we'll see you in the morning. don't forget to join
julie join us on the phone. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we know two workers were taken to the hospital forever treatment that involved an accident of a crane that fell on a church steeple. it was quite a sight here. fire officials tell us that this crane attached to the truck was up over the steeple. and the two workers were up in a basket, inspecting the cell tower that was on top of the steeple. the crane started to topple and the operator realized it and was able to ease it down...
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he's given us the space. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> reporter: other lawmakers here are warning president obama to back off after someone leaked a white house proposal that would immediately protect 11 million illegal immigrants and allow them to become citizens within eight years. it does not guarantee what republicans want -- border security first. >> that tells us he's looking for a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution. >> this is the president torpedoing his plan. it shows me he's really not serious. >> reporter: the white house says its proposal is a backup plan for the group of eight democrats and republicans working behind the scenes on a compromise. >> if those do not work with out we'll have an option that will be ready to put out there. >> reporter: republicans insist the leak was no accident. >> does the president really want a result or does he want with another chance to beat up republicans so he can get political advantage in the next election? >> reporter: the gop s
he's given us the space. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> reporter: other lawmakers here are warning president obama to back off after someone leaked a white house proposal that would immediately protect 11 million illegal immigrants and allow them to become citizens within eight years. it does not guarantee what republicans want -- border security first. >> that tells us he's looking for a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution. >> this is the president...
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we're so happy that you could come and tell us about it and get us all excited. got to get a poncho, though. >>> some of the stories we're following on news4 this afternoon, the case of a maryland gynecologist accused of videotaping patients. >>> plus, a warning if you're looking for love on the internet. federal authorities say scam artists are preying on online daters. what you need to know before you logon. >>> you might remember when a so-called mythical beast appeared and it's been caught on camera again. this time in oklahoma. this picture taken of the creature prowling around a town called deer creek. it was eating the carcass of a dead animal. the animal appears to be a coyote with a bad case of mange. >> all right. i'm glad you got that straight. >>> let's go to tom. >> as we warm up, there
we're so happy that you could come and tell us about it and get us all excited. got to get a poncho, though. >>> some of the stories we're following on news4 this afternoon, the case of a maryland gynecologist accused of videotaping patients. >>> plus, a warning if you're looking for love on the internet. federal authorities say scam artists are preying on online daters. what you need to know before you logon. >>> you might remember when a so-called mythical beast...
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stay with us. >> announcer: you're watching news 4 midday. >> president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan today. he'll award staff sergeant clint romashay the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled the taliban for more than 12 hours when the outpost came under fire in 2009. eight americans died. he will be only the fourth living service member from the war in afghanistan to receive this medal of honor. >> he will also be a guest of the first lady for tomorrow's state of the union address. the looming budget cuts will likely play prominently in the president's speech. $85 billion in cuts will take effect march 1 if congress and the white house cannot come to an agreement on a budget. republicans are blaming president obama for the looming cuts known as the sequester because the white house proposed them in the first place. democrats say the cuts were only meant as a threat. >> when the president proposed a sequester it was to work together to solve problems. it was supp
stay with us. >> announcer: you're watching news 4 midday. >> president obama will honor a hero from the war in afghanistan today. he'll award staff sergeant clint romashay the medal of honor. he and his fellow soldiers battled the taliban for more than 12 hours when the outpost came under fire in 2009. eight americans died. he will be only the fourth living service member from the war in afghanistan to receive this medal of honor. >> he will also be a guest of the first lady...
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megan mcgrath was there and joins us live to tell us what happened. tell us a it. >> it was a big surprise, barbara. you can see the sign behind me, ann be anne beers elementary school, home of the cheetahs. now it's home to one of the best teachers in the country. it was billed as a celebration of school achievement. but when philanthropist took the microphone it soon became obvious that something special was afoot. >> how much is this now? >> reporter: with help of the students he used flash card to write out the number $25,000. then came the big surprise. the third grade teacher, jacqueline simms, was getting a check for that amount, $25,000. she had no idea. >> oh, my gosh. i'm completely surprised. completely surprised. i'm in awe. i never would have imagined that i would have been receiving this award today. >> reporter: jacqueline simms is the winner of the milken educator award, an honor given to teachers who ro moat excellence in schools and have had an exceptional i'm pat in the lives of students. >> as a young child i've always wanted to te
megan mcgrath was there and joins us live to tell us what happened. tell us a it. >> it was a big surprise, barbara. you can see the sign behind me, ann be anne beers elementary school, home of the cheetahs. now it's home to one of the best teachers in the country. it was billed as a celebration of school achievement. but when philanthropist took the microphone it soon became obvious that something special was afoot. >> how much is this now? >> reporter: with help of the...
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stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> right now we are finding out the details baltimore is planning to honor its super bowl champion ravens. they beat the san francisco 49ers last night in super bowl xlvii. baltimore will host a parade in the team's honor tomorrow at 10:45 at city hall. it ends at mnt bank stadium. there will be a rally at the stadium. the whole celebration is free. >> right now president obama is on his way to minnesota. he took off from joint base andrews a short time ago. he's meeting with law enforcement in minneapolis about curbing gun violence. this is the first time he's lost washington to promote his proposed reform of gun control. >> this morning the debate over gun control takes a turn because of a commercial that ran in d.c. during last night's super bowl. this ad ran at the beginning of the third quarter last night. it showed nra executive vice president wayne lapierre after the shooting at the columbine high school in 1999 saying he supported closing a loophole on ba
stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> right now we are finding out the details baltimore is planning to honor its super bowl champion ravens. they beat the san francisco 49ers last night in super bowl xlvii. baltimore will host a parade in the team's honor tomorrow at 10:45 at city hall. it ends at mnt bank stadium. there will be a rally at the stadium. the whole celebration is free. >> right now president obama is on his way to minnesota. he took off from joint base andrews a...
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as you're showing us, tell us what you saw here? >> i saw everything. i mean i was making a call by my window. i always make my calls by my windows upstairs. suddenly i saw large flame and that's the first, the police, police car, a police truck and the first ems truck that came. they were starting to hook up to the water system. it wasn't easy. you see the big flame over there. i've never seen anything like this. this is outrageous. the funny thing about this is we don't have many people living around here. >> do you know if anybody else lived in those adjacent apartment buildings? >> no, this middle section is actually abandoned. the wooden thing? the ems was struggling to pull it out to get at the fire. i don't know what caused the fire. but over here, i saw about three or five adult ladies, i mean two of them were actually looking really old. the other three were just average age. >> reporter: george, thanks a lot. the 1700 block of r street and south, the firefighters are just now getting ready to make entry into the building to see what they can f
as you're showing us, tell us what you saw here? >> i saw everything. i mean i was making a call by my window. i always make my calls by my windows upstairs. suddenly i saw large flame and that's the first, the police, police car, a police truck and the first ems truck that came. they were starting to hook up to the water system. it wasn't easy. you see the big flame over there. i've never seen anything like this. this is outrageous. the funny thing about this is we don't have many people...
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us. you know it's not leaving p so i just canceled everything, hopped in the car and booked a flight down here. >> reporter: while some airlines had some flexibility, this morning things got tight toward the afternoon. a look at the flight schedule to boston shows the dropoff, 12:05 was the last on-time flight. from there on, nothing but cancelations. these young women will be missing a hockey tournament in canada. >> and now what? >> home. >> reporter: you're going to miss it? >> yeah. >> reporter: what do you think of this? >> it's terrible. we just -- we wanted to play so bad. >> we were so excited. >> reporter: and you're taking a live look now at the terminal. things are pretty quiet right now. the real action was earlier this morning as people were trying to head to the airport early, make those switches, try and get those planes that were leaving before this weather hits. keep in mind this is not going to be a one-day event either. we're seeing cancelations for later this afternoon
us. you know it's not leaving p so i just canceled everything, hopped in the car and booked a flight down here. >> reporter: while some airlines had some flexibility, this morning things got tight toward the afternoon. a look at the flight schedule to boston shows the dropoff, 12:05 was the last on-time flight. from there on, nothing but cancelations. these young women will be missing a hockey tournament in canada. >> and now what? >> home. >> reporter: you're going to...